HIST1055 Lecture Notes - Lecture 21: Public Good, Royal Mail, Bourbon Reforms
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The political project that produced the sant sima trinidad also gave rise to laws against public urination. How does the aftermath of the seven years war in spanish america resemble its aftermath in british. The peoples in the west: pontiac"s war, 1763 debt: tea act, 1773 . Administering new territory: quebec act, 1774: limits of 18c empires. *charles inglis rejects paine: war destroys trade, navy protects trade, independence chaos in property laws; old common bond snapped oath- breaking, cultural unity w/britain, america is too extensive for republicanism , no foreign country will help us, introduction. Seven years war imperial reforms & new ideas in spanish america. Spanish loss of havana, 1762: a humiliation for the empire. 1776: viceroyalty of rio de la plata established. Allows havana and a few other islands direct trade with spain; allows more spanish cities direct trade w/colonies. Bourbon reforms as a product of the enlightenment.
